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Mechanical Engineer / Fitter – Fenflow Limited

Summary & Main Purpose of Role

As an experienced Engineer/Fitter at Fenflow Limited, you will deliver high-quality service to our customers, with a strong focus on industrial pumps, safety valves, electric motors and gearboxes, prioritising safety, technical excellence, and reliability. This role involves a mix of workshop and site work. 

You’ll work across a variety of customer sites from drainage and water facilities to power stations and food manufacturing, providing technical expertise while maintaining strong customer relationships. Health and safety is a priority, both on-site and in the workshop.

Key Tasks & Accountabilities

• Service, inspect, overhaul, and commission industrial pumps and safety valves in line with good engineering practice.

• Carry out preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules and planned inspections.

• Diagnose faults, carry out repairs, rebuilds, and full installations in both the workshop and on customer sites.

• Work with a wide variety of pump types, including centrifugal and positive displacement.

• Undertake electrical fault-finding and basic electrical work associated with pumps, motors, and control equipment.

• Produce detailed documentation to include service reports, fault logs and inspection reports.

• Read and interpret schematics, drawings, and engineering manuals as required.

• Observe and promote health & safety procedures at all times.

• Participate in the on-call rota (approx. 1 in 4 weeks) providing urgent support to contracted customers, (on-call payments apply).

Essential Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Proven experience stripping down, rebuilding, and maintaining industrial pumps and/or safety valves.

• Experience with land drainage or water management pump systems is highly desirable.

• Confident working both in a workshop and on-site at a variety of customer locations.

• Strong problem-solving skills and a practical, hands-on approach.

• Excellent communication skills and a professional, customer-focused attitude.

• Commitment to health & safety and adherence to safe practices at all times.

Must Have

• Full UK driving licence

• Proven experience as a skilled engineer/fitter, ideally with:

  • Industrial pumps

  • Safety valves and mechanical systems

  • Diagnosing, stripping down, and rebuilding mechanical assemblies using industry best practice

• Confident working both in a workshop and on customer site

• Excellent communication skills and professional, customer-focused attitude

Desirable Experience / Qualifications

• HNC or other engineering qualification.

• Time-served mechanical or electrical apprenticeship.

• CCSNG.

• Confined space training.

• Experience across power stations, water, or drainage sites.

Additional Position Requirements

• Flexible and able to work outside normal hours, including evenings and weekends for urgent breakdowns.

• Able to adapt to varying site conditions and work effectively with colleagues and contractors.

• Fluent in English (spoken and written).

• Overtime opportunities and excellent potential for advancement.

• Collaborative and inclusive team culture.

Hours

• Monday – Thursday: 7:30 – 16:00

• Friday: 7:30 – 15:00

• 30-minute unpaid lunch

Why Join Fenflow?

• Why Join Fenflow?

  At Fenflow, no two days are the same. You’ll work hands-on across a wide variety of industrial equipment,  from pumps and valves to heat exchangers and electric motors, keeping your skills sharp and your workday interesting.

  You’ll join a supportive and inclusive team, with structured career progression and opportunities to move into supervisory or managerial roles over time.

  We offer:

• Exposure to a wide range of systems and technologies, so every day is different.

• Paid training in health & safety and technical skills to help you grow.

• A collaborative culture where every team member is valued.

• Access to Health Assured Health & Wellbeing services.

• Competitive salary with overtime opportunities and excellent potential for advancement.

• 25 Holiday days (plus bank holidays) 

• Overtime available for evenings, weekends, and urgent breakdowns, paid at enhanced rates.

Salary: Competitive (dependant on level of experience)

Send CV to info@fenflow.co.uk

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Fenflow Limited is a family run engineering company with over 50 years of experience providing specialist services across pumps, valves, electric motors, heat exchangers, pumping stations, and mechanical engineering systems.

We support a wide range of clients including Internal Drainage Boards, NHS Trusts, local authorities, industrial facilities, utilities, and commercial organisations throughout the UK. Due to continued growth, we are looking to recruit an experienced Technical Sales & Contracts Engineer to help expand our customer base and develop new business opportunities.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated engineering professional who combines strong technical knowledge with commercial awareness.

You will be responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities, managing existing customer relationships, preparing quotations and tenders, and promoting Fenflow's engineering services and products.

The role is ideal for someone with experience in pumps, valves, rmechanical engineering, maintenance contracts, or industrial sales.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop new business opportunities across industrial, water, drainage, utilities, NHS, and commercial sectors.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with customers and key stakeholders.
• Promote pump, valve, motor, and engineering service solutions.
• Conduct customer site visits, surveys, and technical assessments.
• Prepare quotations, technical proposals, reports, and cost estimates.
• Review and respond to tender opportunities and framework agreements.
• Assist in preparing commercial and technical submissions.
• Negotiate contracts and secure new business opportunities.
• Work closely with directors, engineers, and workshop personnel to deliver customer solutions.
• Identify opportunities for maintenance contracts, repair programmes, upgrades, and capital projects.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and sales forecasts.
• Attend industry events, networking opportunities, and trade exhibitions.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and potential growth sectors.

What We're Looking For

Essential

• Experience within pumps, valves, mechanical engineering, water, drainage, utilities, or industrial maintenance sectors.
• Proven experience in technical sales, contracts engineering, business development, or project engineering.
• Strong commercial awareness and customer relationship skills.
• Ability to understand technical specifications and customer requirements.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage your own workload.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Desirable

• Experience with framework agreements and public sector procurement.
• Knowledge of Contracts Finder, Find a Tender, Delta eSourcing, Proactis, or similar procurement platforms.
• Experience working with Internal Drainage Boards, water companies, local authorities, NHS estates, or industrial clients.
• Understanding of pumping stations, wastewater systems, flood defence assets, and mechanical plant equipment.
• Experience preparing tender submissions and contract documentation.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Company vehicle.
• Company mobile phone and laptop.
• Performance-related bonus scheme.
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Ongoing technical and professional training.
• Opportunity to work directly with senior management and influence company growth.
• Long-term career progression within a growing engineering business.
• Full-time position: Monday to Friday, 08:00 – 16:30.

Why Join Fenflow?

At Fenflow, you'll be joining a respected engineering company where your knowledge, ideas, and contribution genuinely matter.

This role offers the opportunity to work on a diverse range of engineering projects and contracts, helping customers maintain and improve critical infrastructure across drainage, healthcare, industrial, and utility sectors.

If you have a strong engineering background and enjoy developing customer relationships, solving technical challenges, and driving business growth, we'd like to hear from you.

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We are looking for an organised and proactive Purchasing Clerk / Office Administrator to join our busy engineering and operations team.

This role would suit someone with experience in purchasing, procurement, logistics coordination, or office administration within an engineering, manufacturing, transport, construction, or industrial environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Key Responsibilities

• Raising and processing purchase orders for parts and materials
• Liaising with suppliers, chasing orders, and updating delivery dates
• Maintaining purchasing records, spreadsheets, and filing systems
• Answering incoming calls with a professional, friendly telephone manner
• Managing emails and responding to routine enquiries
• Providing reception cover and welcoming visitors
• Liaising with sales and production teams to support deliveries
• Updating internal systems and timesheets
• Updating spreadsheets and maintenance records
• Coordinating HIAB transport, lifting equipment, and collections/deliveries
• Booking hotels and accommodation for engineers when required
• General office and administrative support

About You

• Previous experience in an office or administrative role (purchasing experience desirable)

• Strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook

• Confident using email and telephone as primary communication tools

• Well organised with good attention to detail

• Friendly, professional, and able to work well as part of a small team

Hours, Pay & Benefits

• Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm (30-minute unpaid break)

• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

• Free Access to health and wellbeing support

• Friendly, supportive work environment within a family-run business

Why Join Fenflow Limited?

Fenflow Limited offers a professional yet supportive working environment where teamwork and communication are central to how we operate. This is a fast-paced and varied role within an established engineering business, providing exposure to a wide range of day-to-day operational and administrative activities.

We value a proactive approach, attention to detail, and strong collaboration across teams. Employees are supported to develop within their role while contributing to a well-organised and efficient working environment.

Apply: Send your CV to info@fenflow.co.uk

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